Wow, that almost could be considered reasonable. I mean mac usually offers a core2duo at this price range.

wilson03

Happy Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 6:59a

Does anyone know when (if?) flash storage will come down in price? I have seen it get a little cheaper but not much.

Kuchana

Ancient Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 7:10a

I am in the market for a new Mac. Thanks butcher boy.

mase123987

Dismembered Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 7:44a

I am going to assume changing the ssd in the 11.6 is not supposed to be done by a customer and would void the warranty, but does anyone know how hard it would be?

mase123987

Dismembered Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 7:51a

OP, the 11.6 inch is the 64gb version, not the 128gb version.

djtitati

Senior Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 8:02a

RAM is not upgrade-able. hard drive is definitely not the normal 2.5" form factor. I believe OWC sells Air SSDs. They're not cheap and they're funky looking.

I'm guessing they're about to announce a new Air with newer specs. If you need a computer the 11.6" isn't a bad deal. For comparison, the 2gb ram/64gb SSD 11.6" can be had on CL and eBay gently used for $600-700 all day long.

mase123987

Dismembered Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 8:14a

Doing some comparison shopping between the 11.6 128gb macbook air ($899) and any Windows' laptops that are about the same. The obvious choice was the Acer S7 that has the same specs except with a higher resolution screen and a touchscreen. The S7 is on sale at Newegg.com for $1099 ($100 off the normal price). Considering the differences, I would say they are priced about equal.

f2000sa

Ancient Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 8:20a

pass this, waiting for the Retina Air.

mintmaster

Senior Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 9:05a

The Airs have always been quite competitively priced. It's the MacBook Pros and iMacs that have been ripoffs.

$799 for the 11.6" is amazing. AFAIK, all value ultrabooks have awful display quality (especially contrast). This would be my first Mac purchase if I wasn't intrigued by the Win8 convertibles coming up like Surface Pro.

frankylee

Happy Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 9:31a

The 11.6 inch Macbook Air MD223LL/A $799.99 has the 64 GB HD but not 128 GB. The 128 version was $899.99. However, still not a bad deal. Even hotter if the $799 was the 128 GB version.

rinnovare

Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 10:18a

This is probably a dumb question but do you think they will match Apple student discount on top of this price?

I picked up the 11" with 128 at end of December. Glad I saw this post, just got back $180 on pricematch. I can't recommend this laptop enough, i'm getting between 4-6 hours battery life, it's light as anything and just overall fantastic. This replaced my last Windows PC i had. Even though the Asus and other ultraportable laptops look great, they just don't run OSX, and that alone is worth it.

jwillgoesfast

Thrifty Member

posted: Jan. 25, 2013 @ 10:59a

Good deal! $20 off mac refurb price for the 13" and $50 off for the 11". I think it is "extremely unlikely" the new version will be released before April. If you're on the fence, go for it!

sartor said: mase123987 said: I am going to assume changing the ssd in the 11.6 is not supposed to be done by a customer and would void the warranty, but does anyone know how hard it would be?You can't

Sure you can. Not memory but ssd can certainly be changed. Not your standard ssd though and pricey. Easy but pricey.

poorfatkid said: sartor said: mase123987 said: I am going to assume changing the ssd in the 11.6 is not supposed to be done by a customer and would void the warranty, but does anyone know how hard it would be?You can't

Sure you can. Not memory but ssd can certainly be changed. Not your standard ssd though and pricey. Easy but pricey.

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